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Golden Globe Award-winning actress Keri Russell stars in a new Netflix series called The Diplomat. It’s definitely worth checking out if you enjoyed watching The Night Agent and The Recruit.

Created by Homeland writer and executive producer Debora Cahn, The Diplomat follows a career diplomat named Kate Wyler who finds herself struggling to balance her new role and marriage after landing the high-profile position of US Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Of course, there are many other talented actors in the series besides Russell, such as Rufus Sewell, Ali Ahn, David Gyasi, Ato Essandoh, Rory Kinnear, Miguel Sandoval, Nana Mensah, Michael McKean, etc. If you want to know who’s who in the political drama, continue reading because we shared a cast and characters guide below.

Netflix The Diplomat cast and character guide The Diplomat. Keri Russell as Kate Wyler in episode 103 of The Diplomat. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix...

Yellowstone, a drama series set in the West and written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, debuted on the Paramount Network in the summer of 2018. Unbelievably within a short period, the show rose to immense popularity.

The series ended with Season 5 part 1 being a smash hit with the viewers and by Season 3 became among the most viewed shows in the country.

Yellowstone| Credits: Paramount Global Content Distribution

Like many of us who fell in love with the series it also managed to get the biggest Hollywood stars to fall in love with Yellowstone. Here are five Hollywood celebrities who also happen to be fans of the show.

5 Hollywood celebrities who are a fan of Yellowstone Chris Pratt Chris Pratt| Credits: Universal Pictures

Since Yellowstone debuted on our television screens, characters such as Rip and Beth have become fan favorites and the top choice for Halloween costumes — and the stars have not been left behind.

Barry Levinson’s John F. Kennedy mystery conspiracy thriller “Assassination” just got a massive injection of talent. Already starring Levinson mainstay Al Pacino, joining what now feels like an all-star ensemble is Academy Award–winner Jessica Chastain, Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser”, and Academy Award-nominee Bryan Cranston.

Continue reading Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston & Brendan Fraser Join Al Pacino In Barry Levinson’s JFK ‘Assassination’ Thriller at The Playlist.

As the format continues to gain traction, here’s our regularly-updated list of upcoming 4K Ultra HD disc releases in the UK.

Sitting alongside our list of upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases (that you can find here), we’re also keeping a calendar for those who support the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format. As we learn of new UK releases, we’ll add them to this list.

We have started adding shopping links too. We’d be obliged if you clicked on them, as it really helps us in our quest to make the Film Stories project of magazines, website and podcast profitable. We’re a 100% independent publisher, and we quite like drinking coffee. It’d be lovely to afford some more.

Without further ado, here are the titles we know about…

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An unexplained impact leaves a mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan, in catastrophic danger, with Affleck and a skeleton crew struggling to keep a grip on reality

This is a very solid, if low-budget, addition to the sad-spaceman canon that already includes Interstellar, Ad Astra and Spaceman; it is also similar to Moon in the cyclical rhythms and psychological disintegration of its lonely voyager. This is astronaut John (Casey Affleck) who wakes up from hibernation at three-month intervals on his mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan, with an invariably nauseated and put-upon look that is apparently channelling paparazzi shots of his brother, Ben.

In order to reach their destination, John, his ramrod commanding officer Franks (Laurence Fishburne) and engineer Nash (Tomer Capone) must pull off a dicey slingshot manoeuvre to exploit Jupiter’s gravity. But adding to John’s homesick reveries of Zoe (Emily Beecham), the woman he left behind,...

Rocky was shot on a shoestring budget. Here’s how it rocked (Photo Credit – Amazon Prime Video)

This is a saga of grit, heart, and a seriously tight budget! Rocky raked in over $1.4B, but its rise from rags to riches is one of Hollywood’s greatest underdog stories.

In the early 70s, Sylvester Stallone was an unknown actor with a pocket full of dreams—literally! Picture this: he was so broke he almost sold his dog just to keep the lights on. “I had to try to sell my dog because it was either that or he wasn’t going to be well-fed,” he quipped. Talk about a canine crisis!

Then came a fateful night when Stallone watched Muhammad Ali duke it out with Chuck Wepner, aka “The Bayonne Bleeder.” Inspired by an underdog holding his own, he thought, “If this isn’t a metaphor for life!” Suddenly, he dashed home,...

Jennifer Lawrence opened up about her s*x life (Photo Credit – Koimoi)

Jennifer Lawrence is among the household names in the Hollywood industry, and she has captured a global fanbase with her breakout roles in Winter’s Bone and The Hunger Games. Her impressive performance earned her an Academy Award for Silver Linings Playbook, further cementing her industry position. While her acting career has always gained traction, Lawrence’s personal life has also been subject to media attention.

Lawrence has been in several high-profile relationships with actors like Nicolas Hoult, director Dareen Aronofsky, and Coldplay lead Chris Martin. While she has been open about her dating life, she never spoke about her s*x life until some time ago when she gave insights on her intimate life.

Jennifer Lawrence On Her S*x Life

In a throwback appearance on Howard Stern show, The Howard Stern Radio Show, Jennifer Lawrence opened up about her s*x life.

NASA could have used Interstellar’s accurate Black Hole (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Here’s where things get wild. Remember that insane scene where our heroes circle the black hole, Gargantua? Yeah, that wasn’t just sci-fi fluff. With Thorne’s help, the movie went full Einstein, nailing the concept of gravitational time dilation—where time slows down around massive gravitational fields. Ever wonder why the crew returned decades older after visiting a planet close to the black hole? Because time near Gargantua was being twisted into a pretzel by gravity. All that confusion and wonder? Blame the physics.

Thorne didn’t just talk the talk; he walked the walk. He used actual equations from General Relativity to craft Gargantua’s appearance, making the black hole’s visual effects so spot-on that, years later, real-life black hole images looked much like the movies’.

Yup, Interstellar practically predicted the future! Each frame...

Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy are synonyms of the Hollywood industry. One of the biggest directors of the 21st century and the Oscar-winning Irish star of modern cinema has an iconic partnership that goes beyond working together professionally. Nolan and Murphy have worked on some of the biggest projects such as Inception, Oppenheimer, Batman Begins, Dunkirk, and The Dark Knight Rises. While Murphy’s unbelievable acting performances in Nolan’s movies have been universally acclaimed, the Peaky Blinders star isn’t the one who has most appeared in Nolan movies.

Christopher Nolan directing Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer

Interestingly, it is Sir Michael Caine who has collaborated the most with Nolan and has appeared in eight of his films.

Michael Caine Has Worked the Most With Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan is a both critical and commercially acclaimed director who has worked with some of the biggest actors in the industry. From Ken Watanabe,...

10 years ago on November 7, 2014, Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" was released in theaters. The film was ambitious in technological scale and big in heart, but it had a somewhat divisive reception and currently holds a modest 74% score on Rotten Tomatoes, which is just 15% away from being classified as "Rotten." It has taken a decade for audiences to find a new appreciation for the film, with a 70mm re-release scheduled for December 6, 2024. Hollywood is now riding the wave of Nolan's Oscar win for "Oppenheimer," looking back on his previous work as a director and seeing his evolution in creating astonishing vistas, temporal labyrinths, and pulse-quickening spectacles.

Nolan's visionary and emotionally charged sci-fi film initially alienated many viewers and critics, but in hindsight, "Interstellar" stands as one of his best movies — dare I say, even better than "Oppenheimer," which often lingers on dry, bureaucratic drama. Furthermore, many of the more common critiques misunderstand...

After the success of Oppenheimer and the cultural significance of films like Interstellar, Inception, and The Dark Knight trilogy, Christopher Nolan has become one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. His passion for filmmaking and attention to detail are just a few of the many reasons why people adore his work as much as they do. With this in mind, it is not surprising that the filmmaker’s next film is highly anticipated in every regard.

Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer | Credits: Universal Pictures

However, there have been many rumors about the plot of the project. Fans are not sure about what story the film is going to follow, and the different kinds of speculations are not helping the confusion.

Is Christopher Nolan In His Old-School Era?

It was recently confirmed that Tom Holland will be a part of Christopher Nolan’s next film...

Veteran visual effects supervisor Paul Franklin, who won Oscars for his work on Christopher Nolan films “Interstellar” and “Inception,” has joined VFX and technology company beloFX as creative director.

Earlier, he spent 25 years at VFX giant Dneg, the company he co-founded in 1998. In joining beloFX, he’s reuniting with fellow Dneg co-founders Matt Holben and Alex Hope.

Holben and Hope co-founded beloFX in 2021 with COO Ellen Walder and Cto Graham Jack, with backing from investor Elisabeth Murdoch. The company operates out of three studios in Canada, the U.K. and India.

Franklin, a long-time collaborator of Nolan, supervised the visual effects for the three films in the “Dark Knight” trilogy. His credits also include “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” “Venom” and more recently “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.”

“His unwavering commitment to pushing visual effects to new heights is exactly the type of forward-thinking approach that defines our mission at beloFX.

Christopher Nolan has been attracting the eyes of critics throughout his entire career. Although it was working with a minuscule budget of $6,000 and only played in a few theaters in the United States, his 1998 debut feature "Following" was praised for its tight storytelling and terse psychological underpinnings. Nolan then rose to international fame with his 2000 film "Memento," a neo-noir about a man unable to form new memories. Its backward-chronological-order plot was cleverly conceived and impeccably laid out, somehow coming to a traditional narrative climax even while running in reverse.

From there it was off to the races, so to speak. Nolan became a power player in Hollywood, directing gigantic movie stars like Al Pacino and Robin Williams in a remake of "Insomnia" and making a gigantic, zeitgeist-shifting hit with 2005's "Batman Begins." Nolan's three Batman movies are still spoken of with enthusiasm to this day. Their success also allowed him...

Women don’t have it easy in Hollywood. And they didn’t back in the ’80s when former New York Times Magazine editor Lynda Obst got her start as a producer. As famously chronicled in her 1996 book “Hello, He Lied — and Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches,” she sold her first movie “Flashdance” (1983) to Dawn Steel at Paramount, only to have the newly minted production team of Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer take over along with all the credit for its breakout success. Still, it was a winner for the Associate Producer, and she was on her way.

Always a heavy smoker, Obst passed away at age 74 from Copd (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). She was devoted to her family, including her brother, agent Rick Rosen, and son Oly, a producer/manager, whom she has described as “my confidant and best friend.”

“She was a trailblazer for women in the industry...

Producer and author Lynda Obst, of Sleepless In Seattle, The Fisher King and Contact fame, has died after an illness.

A morning of not very nice news today, as we learn that producer Lynda Obst has died, at the age of just 74.

Obst produced and executive produced films such as Flashdance, Sleepless In Seattle, Contact, Interstellar, The Fisher King and Adventures In Babysitting. She also penned a couple of outstanding books about her time in the film industry, namely Hello, He Lied and Sleepless In Hollywood: Tales From The New Abnormal In The Movie Business.

Obst appeared on a special interview episode in April 2021, and it was striking how forward she was in her thinking, bringing up such topics as quantum computing and how that might affect the movie industry.

Lynda Obst had been unwell for a little while, it turns out, but had been working in recent times on...

Lynda Obst, who had producing credits on high-profile films including “Sleepless in Seattle,” “Flashdance” and “Adventures in Babysitting,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 74.

“I was immensely proud of her. She was a trailblazer for women in the industry at a time when it was very difficult for women to have prominent roles. She was passionate about her work but even more passionate about her family,” her brother, WME’s Rick Rosen, said to Variety.

Obst told the Hollywood Reporter earlier this year that she had been battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Most recently, she served as producer or executive producer on TV series including “The Hot Zone,” “Good Girls Revolt,” “Hot in Cleveland” and “Helix.” Obst’s final feature producing credit was Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” in 2014. Among her other credits were “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Hope Floats,” “Bad Girls” and “The Fisher King.

Lynda Obst, one of the most prolific female producers in Hollywood, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to her brother, WME partner Rick Rosen. She was 74.

Obst had previously been open about suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or Copd.

The producer’s long list of hit films includes Flashdance, The Fisher King, One Fine Day, Contact, Hope Floats, Interstellar and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. She also executive produced Sleepless In Seattle, TVLand’s Hot in Cleveland and had a deal at Sony Pictures Television.

“I was immensely proud of her,” Rosen said. “She was a trailblazer for women in the industry at a time when it was very difficult for women to have prominent roles. She was passionate about her work but even more passionate about her family.”

Obst’s son Oly, a partner at 3 Arts Entertainment, said today: “My mom was a trailblazer...

Lynda Obst, the veteran film and TV producer behind rom-com classics “Sleepless in Seattle” and “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” among many others, has died. She was 74 years old.

“My mom was a trailblazer and a fierce advocate for women. Also, she was an amazing mother, sister and best friend,” the industry stalwart’s son, Oly Obst, said in a statement to media. “[My wife] Julie and I are incredibly grateful that she was my mom and that my daughters got to have her as a grandmother. We will miss her.”

Obst died Tuesday while surrounded by loved ones in her Los Angeles home.

Her four decades of credits also include producing “Interstellar” and TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland.”

The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news.

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Lynda Obst, the pioneering producer who put her mark on beloved films like Sleepless in Seattle, Contact, Flashdance, The Fisher King, Adventures in Babysitting, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Interstellar, died Tuesday. She was 74.

Obst died at her Los Angeles home surrounded by loved ones, her son, manager-producer Oly Obst, told The Hollywood Reporter.

“My mom was a trailblazer and a fierce advocate for women. Also, she was an amazing mother, sister and best friend,” he said in a statement. “[My wife] Julie and I are incredibly grateful that she was my mom and that my daughters got to have her as a grandmother. We will miss her.”

Obst’s brother Rick Rosen, the longtime and respected partner of TV at WME, said: “Our family is immensely proud of the career that she had and the role model she was for women in the industry, but beyond that,...

As per multiple reports, the Tom Holland (Spider-Man: No Way Home; Avengers: Endgame) has landed the lead role in Christopher Nolan's next epic movie, which is scheduled to begin shooting in early 2025, with an eye on a prime Summer 2026 release date. 

The fan-favorite actor was reportedly at the top of Nolan's wish list for this project and will now co-star with Academy Award-winner Matt Damon (Jason Bourne; Ford v Ferrari), who is set to reunite with Nolan for the third time in his career, after the sci-fi thriller Interstellar and last year's Best Picture winner Oppenheimer. 

Plot details on Nolan's latest film are being kept under wraps, but the film is rumored to be an action film and The Hollywood Reporter claims the setting is not present day. However, whether the film is set in the past or in the future remains a mystery. 

According to the trades, Nolan...

Hollywood saw one of the most notorious scandals in 2017 unfolding amid the #metoo movement, the Harvey Weinstein scandal, as he faced charges of assault and harassement by numerous women. And A-listers such as Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were also implicated in the controversy surrounding the disgraced producer.

Matt Damon | Credit: Harald Krichel/Cca By-sa 4.0/Wikimedia Commons

In response to the backlash regarding their alleged involvement in the scandal, Jessica Chastain stepped forward to express her support for Damon, a gesture that shocked many fans, who found it difficult to reconcile her support for him amid the unfolding scandal.

How Did Matt Damon Get Caught Up in the Harvey Weinstein Scandal?

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are known to have grown close to the disgraced Hollywood producer after their Oscar-winning film Good Will Hunting. Following his first Oscar win for the 1997 drama, Damon went on to collaborate with Weinstein’s companies on several films,...

Tom Holland has joined Matt Damon on the casting sheet for Christopher Nolan’s next top-secret project at Universal.

Matt Damon, who starred mostly recently in Oppenheimer, was recently reportedly to be in negotiations to reunite with the filmmaker.

Nolan will pen the story and will produce with Emma Thomas under their Syncopy banner.

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Sources tell Variety that Universal plans an IMAX release for the title on July 17, 2026. Plot details remain under wraps. The film is expected to shoot in early 2025.

Even though this will be the first time Holland has teamed up with the ‘Oppenheimer’ filmmaker, this will be the third time that Damon and Nolan have worked together. Damon previously appeared in 2014’s ‘Interstellar’ before ‘Oppenheimer.’ Nolan has a talent for collaborating with the same actors on multiple projects, and Damon now joins...

The latest update from Christopher Nolan’s next film after Oppenheimer sounds very promising. Spider-Man fame Tom Holland is reportedly in talks to star alongside Matt Damon in the new film. While the theme and plot of the new film are kept tightly under wraps, Nolan earlier this year expressed his interest in making a horror film.

Tom Holland in Captain America: Civil War | Credits: Marvel Studios

Fans have speculated that the Interstellar director has finally come up with a “really exceptional idea” for his horror film. While Nolan is yet to make a full-fledged horror film, he has included horror elements in his films including Christian Bale’s Batman Begins and his war film Dunkirk.

Batman Begins And Dunkirk Scenes Have Proven Christopher Nolan’s Skills In Depicting Horror A still from Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins | Credits: Warner Bros.

Christopher Nolan might just delve into the horror genre with his next film.

Neben dem bereits als Hauptdarsteller verkündeten Matt Damon soll auch Tom Holland ab Anfang 2025 für Christopher Nolans nächsten Film vor der Kamera stehen.

Tom Holland soll eine Rolle in Christopher Nolans neuem Film übernehmen (Credit: Imago / APress)

Vor knapp zwei Wochen wurde bekannt, dass Christopher Nolan auch seinen nächsten Fillm nach seinem Oscarerfolg „Oppenheimer“ für Universal machen wird und Matt Damon, der mit Nolan bereits bei „Oppenheimer“ und „Interstellar“ zusammengearbeitet hat, die Hauptrolle übernehmen soll. Jetzt wird mit „Spider-Man“-Darsteller Tom Holland ein weiterer großer Name für eine Hauptrolle gehandelt; erste Gespräche sollen Berichten von US-Branchenmedien zufolge bereits stattfinden.

Bis dato sind weder Titel noch Handlung des Films, zu dem Nolan auch das Drehbuch schreiben und zusammen mit Emma Thomas auch als Produzent fungieren wird. Die Dreharbeiten sollen Anfang 2025 beginnen, den US-Start hat Universal für den 17. Juli 2026 terminiert.

The Batman guy and the Spider-Man guy are teaming up.

Tom Holland is in talks to star in Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to his Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer,” Deadline reports.

Holland will reportedly join Matt Damon in the ensemble of the as-yet-untitled, shrouded-in-secrecy picture that’s rumored to be in the espionage genre. This will be Holland and Nolan’s first time working together. The film is expected to start filming in early 2025 and is scheduled to be released on July 17, 2026. Universal is the studio behind it.

The film will be Nolan’s second for Universal, after leaving his longtime studio home, Warner Bros., during Warners’ pandemic experiment of sending its theatrical movies to Max. His last film, “Oppenheimer,” won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. Matt Damon also starred in “Oppenheimer” as Gen. Leslie Groves,...

Christopher Nolan has added some more mega star power to his next feature. Tom Holland is in talks to star in the feature alongside Matt Damon, IndieWire has learned.

No details on the plot have been revealed just yet or even a title, but there have been rumors that the film is a father-son tale that is also not set in the present day — so it’s possible Nolan has found his father-son pairing, at least.

Universal had no comment.

For what will be his 13th feature, Nolan is returning to Universal Pictures after the near-billion dollar success of the Best Picture-winning “Oppenheimer.” The studio is reportedly eyeing a release date for July 17, 2026, in IMAX, with the hope is that the film will begin shooting in early 2025.

Nolan is writing and directing the film, with him and Emma Thomas producing via their Syncopy banner.

Holland’s schedule is particularly busy,...

Deadline reports that Tom Holland is in talks to co-star in the new Christopher Nolan movie. As is typical with any Nolan project, we don’t know all that much at this stage, but we do know that Matt Damon will be starring in the movie, marking his third time working with Nolan. Damon was featured in a supporting role in Interstellar and played General Leslie Groves, director of the Manhattan Project, in Oppenheimer.

The report states that Nolan has wanted to work with Holland for some time, and it will be interesting to see what type of role the Spider-Man actor will play. Production is expected to kick off in early 2025, with Universal already slating the film for an IMAX release on July 17, 2026. In addition to directing and writing the film, Nolan will also produce with Emma Thomas under their Syncopy banner.

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Christopher Nolan is casting his latest film, and the next actor to book a role in the upcoming feature is Tom Holland!

The 28-year-old actor will co-star alongside Matt Damon in the movie, though because plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, it’s unclear what role Tom will play.

There is one detail that has been released, though.

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THR is reporting that the movie will not be set in present day, though that does not rule out that the film could take place in the past or future.

The film, which doesn’t have a known title at this time, will be released in theaters on July 17, 2026.

This will be Christopher‘s follow-up to 2023′s Oppenheimer, and this will mark Tom‘s first time working with the famed director. Matt has previously worked with Christopher on Oppenheimer and 2014′s Interstellar.

Tom Holland will star in Christopher Nolan’s latest feature, joining Matt Damon in the top secret venture.

Nolan wrote the script and is directing the project, which Universal Pictures will distribute. The studio has set a release date of July 17, 2026.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but sources say the setting is not present day (although it’s unclear whether it’s set in the past or the future).

Nolan is producing alongside producing partner and wife Emma Thomas for their Syncopy banner.

The new feature reunites Nolan with the studio that made his drama Oppenheimer and propelled him to his first Oscars. He won best director and got a best picture statue as producer on the film, which earned a staggering $976 million worldwide.

Oppenheimer was the first time the filmmaker worked with Universal, a relationship forged after Nolan publicly split with longtime home Warner Bros. in late...

Christopher Nolan is unquestionably one of cinema's most celebrated directors working today. When all's said and done, he may go down as one of the best to ever do it. From his incredible early works such as "Memento" to "The Dark Knight," his $1 billion take on the Batman legend, he's not only made lots of acclaimed films, but he's also displayed a ridiculous range along the way. Nolan now has a great deal of control over his sets, given that box office dollars tend to follow his critical acclaim. While the filmmaker does have certain things he bans from his sets, chairs aren't one of them, despite reports to the contrary.

For those who might not be aware, several years back around the release of "Tenet," reports surfaced that Nolan had banned chairs from his sets. It all began with Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway, who worked with the director on both...

Finally, Rick and Morty will take on the genre that’s been begging for a masterful, Dan Harmon-style parody – true crime podcasts.

Of course, the exploitative murder porn podcasting sphere is such an easy target that Rick and Morty needs fewer than fifteen seconds to tear it apart, so, in the Rick and Morty Season 8 sneak peek that Harmon and his team debuted at New York Comic Con earlier today, the series tackles a popular and significant subgenre within the science fiction canon that was long overdue for a part-parody-part-pastiche in the Rick and Morty fashion. After spending the last seven seasons dissecting and satirizing so many tropes, literary devices, genres and franchises ranging from Terminator to Die Hard to the entire idea of a heist movie, Rick and Morty Season 8 will return to its roots as it lands on a classic sci-fi set up after wandering aimlessly towards...

The Oscar for Best Visual Effects is particularly tough to predict because of the complicated system by which the nominees are determined in three stages. The members of the executive committee of the branch cast preferential ballots to determine 20 films for further consideration. These are then winnowed down to 10 semi-finalists, which will be announced on December 17, 2024. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Visual Effects.)

All members of the branch are invited to a virtual screening of excerpts from these 10 films in January at which potential nominees may discuss their work. Ballots are counted using a system of re-weighted range voting to determine the five nominees, which will be revealed on January 17. The entire voting membership of the academy will then vote for the winners, which will be revealed during the 97th Academy Awards ceremony on March 2.

When it comes to picking the winner of Best Visual Effects,...

Tom Hiddleston is known for his charismatic portrayal of Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is not just a master of deception on screen, as his romantic life has also been filled with intrigue and speculation. As one of Hollywood’s leading men, Hiddleston has found himself in the public eye, with each of his relationships sparking interest and conversation among fans and media alike.

Tom Hiddleston’s Loki in The Avengers (2012) | Marvel Studios

While his involvement with Taylor Swift is often highlighted, many may not be aware of the various other women who have captured the actor’s heart. From fellow actors to producers, Hiddleston’s romantic history reflects both the challenges and joys of dating in the spotlight. As he’s still going strong with Zawe Ashton, it’s worth looking back at the relationships that shaped his journey before settling down.

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To coincide with Interstellar’s 10th anniversary IMAX re-release, the 2014 Christopher Nolan film will receive a new collector’s edition box set release.

The set is comprised of the original film on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, a second disc of bonus content, a digital downloadable version of the film, reproductions of five costume patches, five theatrical posters, and Nolan’s director storyboard archives. A 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray edition of Interstellar is available to purchase separately — but the new box set features a plethora of other collectibles and special-edition artwork.

Fans of the sci-fi epic can pre-order the extensive box set on Amazon now; the packages will begin shipping on December 10th, just in time for the holiday season. Meanwhile, the 10th anniversary re-release of Interstellar will launch in theaters on December 6th in Nolan’s preferred IMAX 70mm format.

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Opening a momentary window to the past just like in the movie, Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic “Interstellar” is set to return to theaters this fall on its 10th anniversary. As a birthday present to the audience, a special-edition collector’s box set will also be released, now available to pre-order on Amazon.

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The limited-edition box set includes the film in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray along with second a bonus content CD, plus reproductions of five costume patches, five theatrical posters and Nolan’s never-seen-before director storyboard archives.

Since releasing this week, it’s already at the top of Amazon’s Blu-ray charts. However, it won’t officially ship out until Dec. 10, just in time for holiday gifting.

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Christopher Nolan is back working with the studio that finally earned him a Best Director Oscar. He teams up with Universal to bring out his new movie on July 17, 2026. Reports suggest that the film will go into production early next year. Nolan is also reportedly collaborating with Matt Damon for the third time, who may lead an ensemble cast in this film.

Christopher Nolan with Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey on the sets of Interstellar | Credits: Paramount Pictures

The title, plot, and even the genre of the film are kept under tight wraps and fans can only speculate what Nolan’s new venture is going to be. Nolan and Universal will look to repeat their Oppenheimer success, both at the box office and during the awards season, for this film.

What is Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie About? Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy on the sets of Oppenheimer | Credits: Universal Pictures...

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The sci-fi epic Interstellar is back in the spotlight, with news that the film will return to theaters this fall to mark its 10th anniversary. Ahead of the film’s re-release, a special collector’s edition Blu-ray set has been unveiled on Amazon to celebrate the milestone.

Originally released in November 2014, the Christopher Nolan film ended up making more than $700 million at the box office, while cementing lead...

Samson: A Savior Will Rise is an upcoming World War II Holocaust film based on true events, bringing to the screen an inspiring and harrowing tale of faith and survival. The film, adapted from the award-winning novel and screenplay, explores a unique and powerful story set against the backdrop of Auschwitz, one of history’s most brutal concentration camps.

A Story of Courage Amidst Atrocity

The story centers around Samson, a Jewish American middleweight Olympic boxer imprisoned at Auschwitz, where Jewish men were forced to participate in boxing matches for the entertainment of Nazi officials. These matches were no ordinary boxing events—losing meant death in the gas chambers, while winning guaranteed an extra ration of food. However, when the camp’s notorious leaders, including Commandant Rudolf Höss and the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele (the “Angel of Death”), discover that they have an Olympic boxer among the prisoners, the stakes are raised.

Another year, another money-making Marvel movie in the running to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects. This time around it’s “Deadpool and Wolverine,” the third film in Ryan Reynolds‘ R-rated series and the first featuring Hugh Jackman‘s popular “X-Men” character. If “Deadpool and Wolverine” goes on to reap a visual effects bid, it would be the 18th Marvel entry overall to do so, when including those that contended before the Marvel Cinematic Universe officially kicked off in 2008. See them all below.

The most recent addition to the list was “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (2023), with its tech whizzes losing to the “Godzilla Minus One” team at last year’s Academy Awards. That was actually the third “Guardians” film to earn a Best Visual Effects nom after “Vol. 2” (it lost to “Blade Runner 2049” in 2017) and “Vol. 1” (it lost to “Interstellar” in 2014).

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Christopher Nolan is reportedly teaming up with Matt Damon once again after Oppenheimer for his next film. The untitled film will officially place Damon among the esteemed list of actors who have worked with Nolan three or more times. The Jason Bourne actor previously appeared in Nolan’s Interstellar, alongside Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway.

Matt Damon in Interstellar | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Nolan is known to re-partner with actors he enjoys working with. Damon now joins the ranks of frequent collaborators like Cillian Murphy and Christian Bale. Interestingly, Damon had earlier revealed that he came out of a hiatus specifically to work with the Following director.

Matt Damon Will Join The Ranks Of Actors Who Have Worked 3 Or More Films With Christopher Nolan Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer | Credits: Universal Pictures

Matt Damon revealed to EW that he had made a deal with his wife...

Christopher Nolan has set his next big feature at Universal Pictures with a release window of Summer 2026.

Matt Damon, who starred mostly recently in Oppenheimer, is currently in negotiations to reunite with the filmmaker.

Nolan will pen the story and will produce with Emma Thomas under their Syncopy banner.

Sources tell Variety that Universal plans an IMAX release for the title on July 17, 2026. Plot details remain under wraps. The film is expected to shoot in early 2025.

This will be the third time that Damon and Nolan have worked together. Damon previously appeared in 2014’s ‘Interstellar’ before ‘Oppenheimer.’ Nolan has a talent for collaborating with the same actors on multiple projects, and Damon now joins the ranks of Christian Bale and Murphy as actors who have worked with Nolan on at least three occasions.

Nolan – who was previously synonymous with working with Warner Bros but parted ways with the company after...

Following the incredible success of 2023’s Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan is sticking with Universal for his 2026 project.

When Christopher Nolan left Warner Bros back in 2020 after a very public disagreement with the studio, it marked the end of a successful partnership that spanned two decades, beginning with 2002’s Insomnia.

Nolan’s sudden status as a free agent saw lots of studios attempt to lure the filmmaker to their banner. Universal that ultimately triumphed by offering the filmmaker the guarantee of theatrical releases alongside some handsome benefits.

That was in 2021, and the deal has worked out splendidly for both parties. Oppenheimer made just shy of a billion dollars at the global box office, as well as scooping up lots and lots of awards (including Oscars aplenty). It’s no surprise, then, that Nolan has elected to make Universal his home for his next, untitled project.

According to Deadline, Matt Damon is in...

Nach seinem Oscarerfolg „Oppenheimer“ plant Christopher Nolan auch seinen nächsten Film für Universal. Kinostart und potenzieller Hauptdarsteller stehen auch schon fest.

Christopher Nolan, hier mit den beiden Oscars für „Oppenheimer“, plant auch seinen nächsten Film für Universal (Foto: AMPAS)

Nach dem siebenfachen Oscargewinner „Oppenheimer“, der auch am Boxoffice mit einem weltweiten Einspiel von 975,6 Mio. Dollar äußerst erfolgreich war und im All-Time-Ranking auf Platz 57 rangiert, plant Christopher Nolan auch seinen nächsten Film für Universal. Wie „Deadline“ berichtet, ist der Start des Films, über dessen Handlung nichts bekannt ist, für den 17. Juli 2026 geplant.

Wenn Anfang kommenden Jahres die Dreharbeiten beginnen, soll Matt Damon in der Hauptrolle vor der Kamera stehen. Damit käme es zur dritten Zusammenarbeit von Nolan und Damon nach „Interstellar“ und „Oppenheimer“.

Christopher Nolan wird auch das Drehbuch zu dem Film schreiben und ihn zusammen mit Emma Thomas auch produzieren.

„Oppenheimer“ war der erste Film, den Nolan für Universal gemacht hatte,...

Christopher Nolan is reportedly lining up his next film to star Matt Damon at Universal Pictures, the studio which partnered with the British filmmaker on his Oscar-winning global smash Oppenheimer.

A Universal spokesperson had no comment at time of writing, however that will not stop Hollywood tongues wagging about what is certain to become one of the most anticipated tentpoles on the horizon.

According to a report on Deadline Hollywood, Nolan is eyeing a 2025 production start on the film ahead of an Imax release on July 17, 2026.

That would be almost three years to the day after the release of Oppenheimer,...

Details on Christopher Nolan’s next project after the Best Picture-winning “Oppenheimer” are finally trickling out. The director is reportedly returning to Universal Pictures to make his 13th feature film, and Matt Damon is in talks to star in the project.

The studio is even already eyeing a plum summer release date: July 17, 2026, in IMAX, naturally. If that date holds, the hope is that the film will begin shooting in early 2025, according to a report in Deadline.

Universal had no comment.

Don’t hold your breath for any plot details. Any specifics are being kept under lock and key. There are rumors, via THR, that the film is a father-and-son story, whatever that entails. But Nolan is writing and directing, with he and Emma Thomas producing via their Syncopy banner.

For Damon, this is the third time he will team with the director. Most recently he starred in “Oppenheimer,” but...

Christopher Nolan is teaming up with Universal again following his Oscar-winning success from the movie Oppenheimer.

The acclaimed director spent most of his career partnering with Warner Bros., but Oppenheimer marked his departure from the studio and first film with Universal.

Now, Nolan‘s follow-up to the Oscar-winning film will be released through Universal on July 17, 2026. An IMAX release is already set in place.

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No details are known about the movie as of this time, but Nolan will both direct and write the film with his wife Emma Thomas producing.

Matt Damon is in talks to star in the film, according to Deadline. The movie is expected to shoot in early 2025.

This will mark Matt‘s third film with Nolan following 2014′s Interstellar and 2023′s Oppenheimer.

Christopher Nolan is sticking with Universal, TheWrap has learned.

Nolan’s next film, reportedly set to star Matt Damon, will be released by Universal, which released his Oscar-winning powerhouse “Oppenheimer.” Damon memorably co-starred in “Oppenheimer” and Nolan’s earlier “Interstellar.” The release date, which includes an Imax component, is set for July 17, 2026.

No plot details have been revealed.

Previously, Nolan had made all of his big movies with Warner Bros., beginning with “Insomnia” way back in 2002 (“Interstellar” was a co-production with Paramount and “The Prestige” was a co-production with Disney). His relationship with the studio soured with the awkward release of “Tenet” in 2020, as Warner Bros. dealt with the unprecedented pandemic and kept pushing the release back, and took a hit with the studio’s Project Popcorn initiative in 2021 that saw the company release the entire slate theatrically and on the streaming platform HBO Max.

The untitled Nolan movie joins...

Christopher Nolan is returning to Universal for his next film.

Matt Damon, who appeared in “Interstellar” and “Oppenheimer,” is in talks to star. Nolan is set to write and will produce with Emma Thomas under their Syncopy banner.

Following the success of “Oppenheimer,” which earned seven Academy Awards and grossed $958 million worldwide, it’s no surprise Nolan would re-team with the studio.

Sources tell Variety that Universal is planning an Imax release for the title on July 17, 2026. Plot details for the project remain under wraps. Universal had no comment.

“Oppenheimer” marked Nolan’s first film outside of Warner Bros. in nearly 20 years. For the studio, he helmed the “Dark Knight” trilogy and other hits including “Dunkirk” and “Inception.”

Things changed in 2020, when WarnerMedia chief Jason Kilar decided to premiere a year’s worth of films on HBO Max. While Nolan didn’t have a movie opening during this period, he...

Deadline reports that Matt Damon is in talks to star in Christopher Nolan’s next movie. The Oppenheimer director is sticking with Universal Pictures for this new project, which will be released in IMAX on July 17, 2026. The studio was keen to keep Nolan around, particularly after the massive success of Oppenheimer, which grossed $977 million worldwide and picked up seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.

As is typical with any Nolan project, details are being kept under wraps, but sources did tell Deadline that the film is looking to kick off production in early 2025. THR’s Borys Kit added that he’s heard the film is a “father-and-son story,” which could mean just about anything. If Damon signs on the dotted line, this will mark his third time working with Nolan. The actor was featured in a supporting role in Interstellar and played General Leslie Groves,...

Christopher Nolan is staying put at Universal, with the filmmaker setting his next film at his Oppenheimer studio. His Oppenheimer supporting player Matt Damon is also in talks to star in the feature, which has a release date of July 17, 2026, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

The news comes amid speculation as to where and when Nolan would make his next feature. He publicly split with longtime home Warner Bros. in late 2020 amid its controversial Project Popcorn initiative, but has expressed an openness over the past year to do business with the studio again.

The new movie is a coup for Universal, which scooped up Nolan for Oppenheimer. The film exceeded expectations at the box office and earned Nolan his first Oscars, for directing and as a producer for best picture. It took home five other wins.

While Oppenheimer was acquired by Universal in a highly controlled auction setting, this new...